One of the more amusing things about the Left in general, and our Left-wing politicians in the Dáil in particular, is their complete and utter sense of self-satisfaction.

You know what I mean -- the dead-eyed certitude of their own moral superiority; their hectoring, smug tones; their childlike refusal to dress appropriately because they're like, y'know, sticking it to the man and shit.

As the only people to prosper from our economic collapse, they arrived in power on the crest of a wave of resentment against the Government and against capitalism.

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